South Australian Numbered Acts

RETURN TO WORK (EMPLOYMENT AND PROGRESSIVE INJURIES) AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO 50 OF 2024) - SECT 8

8—Insertion of section 19A

After section 19 insert:

19A—Jurisdiction to determine monetary claims

        (1)         The Tribunal (constituted as the South Australian Employment Court) has jurisdiction to hear and determine monetary claims for wages or salary payable under section 19.

        (2)         The Tribunal may only, in the exercise of jurisdiction under this section, make an order for costs where costs may be ordered in a monetary claim under the Fair Work Act 1994

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        (3)         In determining an amount on a claim under this section, the Tribunal must take into account any weekly payments the worker was entitled to receive over the period in relation to which the claim relates.

        (4)         A claim under this section must be made within 6 years after the sum claimed became payable.

        (5)         Nothing in this section limits the jurisdiction of the Tribunal under the Fair Work Act 1994

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